"The Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney introduced the annual "Essay Contest on Korea" which aims to enhance the awareness of Korea among Australians by promoting a greater understanding of Korean culture and history."

hoju, looks like the mother land (england) could rub both our faces. at the world cup, there pretty strong, but the ab's tri nations match in sydney should be a good 1, lets see how they get on with the bok's this weekend.

I entered (and won) a "Seoul Now" essay contest (prize 100,000) won and was promptly never paid, even after repeated calls from both me and my Korean wife.

On the other hand, I won a prize in the "Seoul Essay" contest you have mentioned and was paid promptly, and I received a nice certificate (even if my name was mispelled

A little word of advice. Blow sunshine up their *sses. That's what they want to hear. Don't be too negative on Seoul (that's what we really want to do), but you could include some ideas for making Seoul a better place (which they go ga-ga over).

What is it with the writers in the Korea Times and Herald? Maybe it's just different writing styles, but so many of the articles seem like passionate opinions without much meat. Or wishy-washy sicky-sick stuff.